Peptide therapy, even relatively well-studied peptides like sermorelin, should ideally include baseline lab work (including IGF-1, comprehensive metabolic panel, complete blood count, and thyroid function), physical examination, detailed medication review, and ongoing monitoring with repeat labs
Trepanowski, J
It is less about dramatic intervention and more about preventing preventable noise
Therefore, it is interesting that 2-AAA was decreased in the group with L-carnitine administration, as it suggested a possible decrease in risk for diabetes
It can pick up things that may not yet be detectable in blood work, and is good baseline information to have
This is why cross-checking your calculation with a second researcher before the first injection is standard protocol in institutional settings